Figure 1.

Schematic of the multimodal PAOM system (a) and sample images acquired from pigmented rats (b). ND: neutral-density filter; PD: photodiode; I: iris; DM: dichroic mirror; LF: long pass Filter; LRF: laser rejection filter; MMF: multimode optical fiber; APD: avalanche photodetector; UT: ultrasonic transducer; SLD: Superluminescent diode; PC: polarization controller. In (b), a1 and a2: AF image; b1 and b2: PAOM image; a1 and b1: 10 weeks old; a2 and b2: 18 weeks old. ¹⁵ (A color version of this figure is available in the online journal.)